2. Beliefs - a set of claims about the supernatural. Beliefs exist
in every culture. Beliefs may relate to the existence of the Creator, the
supernatural forces that created the world, and its relationship with
man. They may relate to the consideration whether there is life after
death.
4. Monotheism – a belief in the existence of one God, and
the exclusion of the existence of any other divine beings. The
opposite of monotheism is polytheism. Monotheistic faiths are the
three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam, Sikhism, Rastafari,
Babism and Baha'i.
5. Polytheism – a belief in the existence of many gods (for
example, in ancient Greece, Poseidon was the god of sea and
Aphrodite - the goddess of love.) According to Islam, polytheism is a
grave sin, considered to be such by the Bible as well.
6. Atheism - rejection of faith, the idea that the gods do not
exist. It is a lack of belief in the existence of deities. This term was
attributed to everyone who was a believer in the false gods, or to the
unbelievers. Approximately 2.3% of the world's population claim
themselves to be atheists.
7. Pantheism - the identifying religious view of God with the
world, understood as nature. Pantheism is often combined with the
ideas of development of the universe, unity, eternity and the vividness
of the material world. It recognizes the existence of God as a rational
being.
8. Non-Theism - religious doctrine that does not preclude the
existence of god. For non-theistic religions usually considered to be:
Buddhism and Jainism.
Non-theistic religions and philosophies are characterized by their
primary focus of much of their attention on the relevant moral life.
